# Margaret Moore (tennis)

Emily Margaret Moore (née Bracewell 13 May 1861 – 14 May 1940) known as Margaret Bracewell during her playing days was an English tennis player active in the late 19th century. She was considered one of the best contemporary English lawn tennis players of the mid to late 1880s. She was a two time finalist at the prestigious Northern Championships in 1885 and 1887. She was active from 1884 to 1889 and contested 17 career singles finals, and won 13 titles.

## Career

Emily Margaret Bracewell was born 13 May 1861 in Gargrave, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, the daughter of Edmund Bracewell, a cotton manufacturer and his wife Jane. (The Bracewell sisters took part in several of the Yorkshire tournaments during their lawn tennis careers.)
Bracewell was considered one of the best contemporary English lawn tennis players of the mid to late 1880s, and one of a handful of players along with Grace Gibb to challenge the dominance of Maud Watson. She died on 14 May 1940 in Bognor Regis, Sussex, England.

## Family

The Bracewell family had several children, including two tennis playing daughters, Emily Margaret Bracewell and Gertrude Mary Bracewell, both of the girls were the daughters of Edmund Bracewell, a cotton manufacturer, and his wife Jane, and were born six years apart Margaret in 1861 and Gertrude in 1867, in Gargrave in Yorkshire. Margaret married George Moore in 1890 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England.

## Career finals
### Singles:17 (13) titles , (4) runners-up

(*) Denotes All-Comers final (w.o.) denotes walkover. Key
* Important.
* National
* Provincial/State/Regional (8)
* County (3)
* Regular (2)
* Titles by Surface
* Clay – Outdoor (0)
* Grass – Outdoor (13)
* Hard – Outdoor (0)
* Unknown – Outdoor (0)
* Carpet – Indoor (0)
* Wood – Indoor (0)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 1884 | Waterloo Tournament | Liverpool | Grass | R.C. Ball | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1. | 1885 | Northern Championships | Manchester | Grass | Edith Davies | 6–2, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 2. | 1885 | Leicester Open Lawn Tennis Tournament | Leicester | Grass | Agnes Noon Watts | 6–2, 8–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1885 | Midland Counties Championship Cup | Edgbaston | Grass | Mary Steedman | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | 1885 | Waterloo Tournament | Liverpool | Grass | Lottie Dod | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4. | 1886 | North of England Championships | Scarborough | Grass | Mabel Boulton | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | 1886 | North of England Championships | Scarborough | Grass | Mabel Boulton | 6–4, 8–6 |
| Win | 6. | 1886 | Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Tournament | Harrogate | Grass | Mabel Boulton | 5–7, 8–6, 3–0 retd. |
| Win | 7. | 1886 | South of England Championships | Eastbourne | Grass | Blanche Bingley | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | 1887 | Northern Championships* | Manchester | Grass | Maud Watson | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8. | 1887 | Leicestershire Championships | Leicester | Grass | Effie Noon | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 9. | 1887 | North of England Championships | Scarborough | Grass | Ann Dod | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 10. | 1887 | South of England Championships | Eastbourne | Grass | Blanche Bingley | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 11. | 1887 | Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament | Whitby | Grass | M. Pole | 6–4, 8–6 |
| Win | 12. | 1887 | Midland Counties Championships | Edgbaston | Grass | Florence Mardall | 6–0, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3. | 1888 | South of England Championships | Eastbourne | Grass | Blanche Hillyard | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 13. | 1888 | Midland Counties Championships | Edgbaston | Grass | Florence Mardall | 6–0, 4–6, 7–5 |

### Doubles:2 (0) titles, (2) runners-up

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 1885 | Waterloo Tournament | Liverpool | Grass | Edith Davies | Ann Dodd Lottie Dod | 4–6, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2. | 1885 | Northern Championships | Manchester | Grass | Beatrice Langrishe | Ann Dodd Lottie Dod | 3–6, 4–6 |

### Mixed doubles:6 (5) titles, (1) runners-up

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 1885 | East Gloucestershire Championships | Cheltenham | Grass | William Renshaw | Beatrice Langrishe Charles Lacy Sweet | 11–9, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1. | 1885 | Northern Championships | Manchester | Grass | James Dwight | Maud Watson William Renshaw | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | 1886 | West of England Championships | Bath | Grass | William Renshaw | Blanche Bingley James Dwight | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | 1886 | East Gloucestershire Championships | Cheltenham | Grass | William Renshaw | Blanche Bingley James Dwight | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 1886 | Northern Championships | Manchester | Grass | William Renshaw | Lottie Dod Harry Grove | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | 1888 | Irish Championships | Manchester | Grass | Ernest Wool Lewis | Bertha Steedman Hugh Cairns | 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 9–7 |